Debating the psychology of tyranny: Fundamental issues of theory, perspective and science

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Reicher, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRISONS; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE;

EID: 33644794327     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466605X80686     Document Type: Review

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